This year the NZAA annual conference will be held in Oban, Rakiura/Stewart Island.
The conference runs from Thursday 29th August until Saturday 31st August. We encourage attendees to plan early to ensure they have suitable accommodation and travel to the island. There’s sufficient accommodation for all conference attendees and the timing of the conference has been chosen to maximise the amount of accommodation available.
Registrations are now open for the 2019 NZAA conference. This year’s Registration Coordinator is Alana Kelly, you can contact Alana at kelal903@student.otago.ac.nz.
The cut-off for refunds to conference registrations is August 9.
The general structure of the conference is:
The call for papers has now closed. Thank you to all respondents for their papers and session ideas.
Posters submissions are open. Your poster must be A1 or A2 size. The poster title and 80 – 100 word abstract must be sent to our Paper Coordinator Mary O’Keeffe at mary@heritagesolutions.net.nz for consideration. Submissions close Wednesday the 31st of July. Mary will respond to your email to confirm your poster proposal has been received, then email you again to confirm it has been accepted by Monday 5 August.
This year NZAA has organised discounted travel to the island for attendees. Details are:
Bluff – Stewart Island Ferry
Real Journeys ferry from Bluff to Stewart Island. Discounted to $130 for a return trip for attendees. To get the booking discount please book by calling either of the following numbers and state you are attending the conference:
Bluff (03) 212 7660
Stewart Island (03) 219 0034
Invercargill Airport – Ferry Transfer
For those taking the discounted ferry from Bluff, a return shuttle is available from Invercargill airport at $15 one way. To book this shuttle, please contact the same number as that for the ferry booking and state you’re attending the NZAA conference when booking.
Invercargill – Stewart Island Flights
Flight from Invercargill to Stewart Island. Discounted from $220 to $195 for attendees. To get the booking discount please call (03) 218 9129 or email sif@xtra.co.nz and state you are attending the conference when booking.
We encourage attendees to plan their accommodation as early as possible. The following websites may be helpful:
Please note – gala dinner tickets are now sold out.
Please be advised there are limited places to eat in Oban. Those who missed out on a dinner ticket can find food at the local Four Square, the Kai Kart, and Church Hill Restaurant (for which bookings are recommended).
Please note – the field trip has now sold out.
The field trip will travel from Oban’s main wharf by boat to visit to Millers Beach where we will explore the Norwegian Ross Sea whalers winter base used for repairing vessels. We will continue on to Ulva Island, one of New Zealand’s earliest reserves where we will hear stories of early European settlers, conservation history, and enjoy the results of modern conservation efforts. Other significant landmarks and sites will be pointed out from the vessel during the travel. We will be joined by local tangata whenua who will share their perspectives and traditional stories about the area, and along the way we will hear about the beginning and end of timber milling on the island and other historical anecdotes.
Note: This trip involves boat travel but is predominantly on the enclosed waters of Paterson Inlet, and doesn’t include open sea.
For those who missed out on the field trip this year, we can recommend checking out the following:
And some free activities – short walks:
There are also other websites that contain information about activities on Stewart Island.
Additionally, people who don’t come on the field trip can still come to the new museum on Friday afternoon to hear Jo Massey speak about the collections (including Lockerbie collection, museum redevelopment project, and wider museum projects in Southland). This is a special conference attendee event where the Lockerbie collection is on a special display.
This year the NZAA require 8 student volunteers to support the conference on Thursday and Saturday (4 on each day). Specifically, there are limited catering staff on Rakiura/Stewart Island, so volunteers would ensure the conference area is kept clean and presentable, that dishes are done, and similar tasks that the catering company cannot provide. NZAA are offering a free gala conference dinner ticket (to the value of $60) for those students. Please contact Conference Coordinator Danielle Trilford at Danielle.t@cfgheritage.com if interested.
Tue 27th Aug 3pm to Wed 28th Aug 3pm
Tēnā ra koutou e ngā kaihura Māori, koutou e tiaki ana i ō tātou wāhi tupuna. Piki mai, kake mai ki runga i te kaupapa o te mahi huakanga nei.
Following last year’s useful Auckland hui of Indigenous delegates before the combined NZ & Australian Archaeological Assoc.’s conference, a similar hui for kaitiaki Māori interested and involved in archaeology will be held before this year’s NZAA conference on Rakiura (Stewart Is.). This is an opportunity for discussions about the work of the newly convened Māori Advisory Committee for NZAA, for sharing ideas of Māori participation and priorities in archaeology, and for whanaungatanga towards a stronger network of Māori interested and involved in archaeology. It will also allow for kōrero about iwi archaeological issues at the southern end of the country in particular.
The hui is convened by the NZAA Māori Advisory Group and hosted by Awarua Rūnanga. Arriving on the afternoon of Tuesday 27 August, overnight on the marae, the hui will finish on the Wednesday afternoon with plenty of time for those crossing to the conference on Rakiura to catch the 4:30 ferry or for others to return home.
Bring your gear for a normal marae stay and koha for kai.
Register for the hui by email to Gerard O’Regan: gerardoregan.nz@gmail.com
